Published prices
Under the SRA Transparency Rules, firms offering residential conveyancing, probate and certain other services must publish their prices for that work. Gill Akaster LLP publishes these 16 prices on its own website. The figures below are copied as the firm prints them. For your own matter, ask the firm for a written quote that includes disbursements.
What the firm offers:Family law and divorceChild arrangementsWills, trusts and probateLasting powers of attorneyInheritance tax planningWills, inheritance and trust disputesPersonal injuryAsbestos and industrial diseaseMedical negligenceConveyancingEmploymentResidential possession claimsAs listed on the firm's own website, read 17 October 2026. The areas of law further down are what it reported to the SRA.
| Service | Price | VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Employment claims (employer) - defending an unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, average charge | average £12,000 to £25,000 | + VAT |
| Employment claims (employer) - average hourly charging rate | £250 per hour | VAT not stated |
| Employment claims (employee) - bringing an unfair or wrongful dismissal claim, average charge | average £10,000 to £22,500 | + VAT |
| Employment claims (employee) - average hourly charging rate | £250 per hour | VAT not stated |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold sale, average charge | average £773 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, average charge | average £881 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold sale, average charge | average £1,066 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase, average charge | average £1,157 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - re-mortgage, average charge | average £450 | + VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold sale, estimated average total including VAT, disbursements and average search fees (excluding Land Registry registration fee, stamp duty and unknown fees) | £932 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - freehold purchase, estimated average total including VAT, disbursements and average search fees (excluding Land Registry registration fee, stamp duty and unknown fees) | £1,357 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold sale, estimated average total including VAT, disbursements and average search fees (excluding Land Registry registration fee, stamp duty and unknown fees) | £1,293 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - leasehold purchase, estimated average total including VAT, disbursements and average search fees (excluding Land Registry registration fee, stamp duty and unknown fees) | £1,689 | inc VAT |
| Residential conveyancing - re-mortgage, estimated average total including VAT, disbursements and average search fees (excluding Land Registry registration fee, stamp duty and unknown fees) | £840 | inc VAT |
| Administration of an estate (applying for the grant, collecting and distributing the assets) - average charge, plus disbursements | average £3000 to £8000 | + VAT |
| Administration of an estate - average hourly charging rate | £265 per hour | VAT not stated |
From the firm's published price information at gasolicitors.com/about/much-will-matter-cost, read 17 October 2026.
Key facts
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 2 (1 branch)
- Branch towns
- Bath
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 11: Litigation, Children, Personal Injury, Family, Employment, Residential property, Landlord and tenant, Wills and trusts, Corporate (listed), Probate, Commercial property
- Companies House status
- Active (OC344691, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 6 April 2009
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- GA Solicitors
- SRA firms in Plymouth
- 39 (20 residential property)
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 25 Lockyer Street, Plymouth, PL1 2QWDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Plymouth | 01752 203500 |
| Branch | GA Solicitors, Cambridge House, Henry Street, Bath, BA1 1BTDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Bath and North East Somerset | 01225 618114 |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Because Gill Akaster LLP reports residential property work, it must publish its conveyancing price, charging basis, disbursements, VAT treatment and timescales on its website. This firm's published conveyancing prices are shown above, read 17 October 2026 from its website. Check the firm's own page at gasolicitors.com for any update before instructing it. Compare against the verified Plymouth band of £650 to £1,550 plus VAT and the disbursements you will pay on top.
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Companies House record
GILL AKASTER LLP, company number OC344691, limited liability partnership, incorporated 6 April 2009. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: PLYMOUTH. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
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Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 3 November 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.